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Charisse Arrington: Nobody Holds the Key to Our Lives
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Charisse Arrington, Credit: Shefik
Knowledge - Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This"...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:42
Leaveil Degree of The Whispers​: You Want That Relationship To Be Stronger in Time
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Leaveil Degree, Credit: Shefik
Time - Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Wh...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2021
  • Length: 01:24
Dan Stokes of Solo: Sex Is a Necessity
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Dan Stokes, Credit: Shefik
Sex - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded thei...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 01:21
Robert Anderson of Solo: Have Good Sex
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Robert Anderson, Credit: Shefik
Sex - Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded thei...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2021
  • Length: 01:01
TRAILER TO - "Tapestry at 50 - An Appreciation of Carole King's Masterpiece"
From: Paul Ingles
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Preview trailer to the hour-long radio program TAPESTRY AT 50 produced by top public radio music documentary producer Paul Ingles. Top music write...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 05:34
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #124 - SPRINGSTEEN: Writers' Favorites (HOUR 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
Caption: Bruce Springsteen
"...articulate, thoughtful, moving" A LIMITED SERIES. Producer Paul Ingles gathers 7 top music writers to talk about their favorite Bruce S...

Bought by North State Public Radio, Prairie Public, and KSJE


  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
SPRINGSTEEN: Writers' Favorites (HOUR 3)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Patti Scialfa & Bruce Springsteen
"...articulate, thoughtful, moving" A LIMITED SERIES. Producer Paul Ingles gathers 7 top music writers to talk about their favorite Bruce Springs...

Bought by KUHF, KUOW, KSUT, and KRCU Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
SPRINGSTEEN: Writers' Favorites (HOUR 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Bruce Springsteen
"...articulate, thoughtful, moving" A LIMITED SERIES. Producer Paul Ingles gathers 7 top music writers to talk about their favorite Bruce Springs...

Bought by KUOW, KSUT, and KRCU Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
N.K. Morton: I Was Able to Affirm Everything I Knew to Be True About Myself
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: N.K. Morton, Credit: Shefik
Affirmation - N.K. Morton is a singer-songwriter. She wrote songs for Backstreet Boys, Mýa, and Karen Clark-Sheard, worked in television with Chris...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 06:44
Quindon Tarver: "When Doves Cry" by the Late, Great Legendary Prince
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Quindon Tarver, Credit: Shefik
Birds - Quindon Tarver is an American singer. He is best known for his cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry" for the 1996 film "William Shakespeare's ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
Abe Fogle: Perseverance Is the Willingness to Fight the Good Fight
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Abe Fogle, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Abe Fogle has been touring with various artists for more than 25 years. His heart-felt backbeat and "shake-your-body" groove have be...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:38
Neddy Smith: It Wasn't About Being a Mechanical Engineer
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Neddy Smith, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Neddy Smith is a professional musician and CEO at NedGJean International. He composes and writes his music, not only in a traditiona...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 03:02
LaChandra: My Mom Has Always Been Everything to Me
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: LaChandra, Credit: Shefik
Wishes - LaChandra is a recording artist and owner of the beauty salon Posh by LaChandra, located in New York City. In the late 1980s, LaChandra re...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 04:16
Sonny Turner: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Love - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Ho...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:42
M.C. El Bee: Not Changing That for Anyone
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: M.C. El Bee, Credit: Shefik
Identity - Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:36
Melba Moore: Things Don't Always Happen When You Want Them To
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Melba Moore, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - American R&B singer and actress Melba Moore is a 4-time Grammy Award nominee and the winner of the 1970 Tony Award for Best Performa...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: :56
EP136 Marquise Knox
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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A Young bluesman who's passion is keeping the flame of the Blues lit along with the acknowledgment of, and giving credit to, it's ancestral roots.

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
Mary Gauthier's "Rifles and Rosary Beads" - Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase #89
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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On her 2018 album project, "Rifles & Rosary Beads", singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier shares the stories of American veterans by writing the songs wi...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, KUPR low power FM, KUHF, North State Public Radio, KUHF and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
Ten More From David: A David Bowie Appreciation (Part 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles is joined by music writers Holly George-Warren and Richie Unterberger to further consider the musical legacy of David Bowie. Bowie die...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRCB 104.9, Prairie Public, WSKG, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 7
JazzStories: Warren Wolf
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I did a lot of practicing with my dad. We were practicing five days a week Monday through Friday for 90 minutes a day starting at the age of 3 up ...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 14:23
  • Purchases: 3
Sarah Vaughan
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Sarah Vaughan
With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
JazzStories: Chris Potter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"The music is not just the music. It's a reflection of how to live. I think I started out I just really liked the sound of the music and I had no i...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2013
  • Length: 20:34
  • Purchases: 3
JazzStories: Michael Cuscuna
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I guess it was about 3rd or 4th grade that I got hooked on R & B and early rock & roll. I just became a fanatical record collector even at that ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 17:26
  • Purchases: 2
JazzStories: Stefon Harris
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"When I started to play jazz... I started in the middle. I wanted to play Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and all of that stuff first... When I started c...

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WCSU-FM


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 4
My Christmas Tale
From: Kai McMurtry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story of growing up and into the true spirit of Christmas.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 17:04